Technology Enhanced Learning Tools
Dr Fotis Lazarinis, Dr Anthi Karatrantou and Dr Theodor Panagiotakopoulos
Hellenic Open University
RE-EDUCO | 2020-KA201-0354A5AF | Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Technology Enhanced Learning
● The application of technology to teaching and learning is referred to as Technology-Enhanced
Learning (TEL).
● TEL is significant because it is the current educational norm, but also because it has the potential to
improve education.
● TEL refers to "the use of technology to maximise the student learning experience", and linguistic and
verbal thinking are emphasized.
TEL advantages for students
● Students can study at their own speed
● Additional resources
● Students are kept occupied by technology
● To succeed in the real world, technology is required
Learning design
Trends and aspects of TEL
● A set of activities connected with better explaining,
understanding, supporting, and leading pedagogic design
methods and processes.
● It is about assisting instructors in managing and responding
to new viewpoints, pedagogies, and work practices that
emerge, to a greater or lesser extent.
Instructional design
Trends and aspects of TEL
● Instructional design guides a student through a carefully studied series of procedures to reach the
learning outcomes.
● It transforms the teacher's curriculum into learning activities and, in particular, materials
(instructions) that the learner will interact with.
E-learning
Trends and aspects of TEL
● It is a learning approach that is based on formalized
instruction but uses electronic resources.
● While education can take place in or out of the classroom,
E-learning is primarily dependent on the use of computers
and the Internet.
Flipped learning
Trends and aspects of TEL
● Flipped learning occurs when students
engage with course information online (for
example, by watching a video) before
meeting with the teacher in person (when
the traditional lecture might have been held).
MOOC
Trends and aspects of TEL
● A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a few weeks
long online course.
● MOOCs are distinguished by the large number of
students who can participate in a single cohort, which
can number in the thousands.
Blended learning
Trends and aspects of TEL
● Blended learning combines face-to-face encounters with online
activities and employs "different techniques to deliver learning.“
● Students could participate in a discussion forum with their peers
about concepts provided in a recent article as part of a blended
learning opportunity, and then bring their replies into the seminar
for further discussion and debate.
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Trends and aspects of TEL
● Free and freely licensed educational materials that can be
used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes.
● OER can range from a single item, e.g. a picture to a
complete course or program.
Learning Management System (LMS)
Trends and aspects of TEL
● Α software application used to manage, track, report,
automate, and deliver educational courses, training
programs, or learning and development programs.
● LMSs are mostly used for online learning and they provide
classroom management.
Tools for Learning
Moodle
https://moodle.org/
Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic
Learning Environment) is a freely available
learning platform designed to provide
educators, administrators and learners with a
single robust, secure and integrated system to
create personalized learning environments.
It supports the delivery of various types of
learning content (e.g. video, PowerPoint
presentations, PDF files, images etc.) allowing
the managements of users and the assignment
of them to specific groups following specific
learning paths.
Video meeting platforms
They support the synchronous
delivery of lessons to students,
they allow the sharing of various
learning materials, and they have
functionality (e.g. polls, hand
raising, chat) which makes it easy
for students to interact.
https://meet.google.com/ https://bigbluebutton.org/
Edmodo
https://new.edmodo.com/
A social network that integrates an
educational tool that connects
teachers and students.
Teachers can use this one to
create online collaborative groups,
administrate and supply
instructional materials, assess
student performance, and interact
with parents.
Kahoot
https://kahoot.com/
It supports game-based
approaches to learning and
assessment.
Teachers can use this tool to
generate questionnaires,
conversations, and surveys to go
along with their academic
teachings.
G Suite
https://gsuite.google.com
Google's cloud-based apps and
tools is probably the best set of
tools to be used in e-learning.
Drive, Classroom, Gmail,
Calendar, Docs, Slides, Sheets,
Meet, Keep, Tasks, YouTube,
Forms, Jamboard, Drawings,
Maps, Earth, News, Scholar,
Photos, and Sites, are utilized in
teaching and learning.
Padlet
https://padlet.com/
A digital pinboard that allows
participants (students and
teachers) contribute by pinning
different images, videos, text files,
links, and more.
It allows students to share ideas
and responses quickly and easily
in a way that is visible to everyone
in real time on a single screen.
Prezi
https://prezi.com/
Digital software for creating
interactive presentations.
It supports zooming and more
effective and interesting
presentations.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/
Scratch is a programming
language that can be used by
people of various ages, despite its
primary focus on school children.
Storybird
https://storybird.com/
A digital tool for writing stories in a
visually appealing way, thus
motivating students to write and
read stories.
Storybird uses artwork to inspire
people to write. There are various
types of stories that engage
differently aged students.
More Tools
Edpuzzle Gimkit Quizizz
https://edpuzzle.com/ https://www.gimkit.com/ https://quizizz.com/
Hundreds of tools support student learning and collaboration
Computers can be used to facilitate
collaborative learning practices, in
which students are encouraged to work
as a team rather than competing for a
common objective. When integrated
into curriculum design, appropriate use
of technology is expected to encourage
the development of new teaching
techniques as well as enhance and
enrich learning experiences.
Resources
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